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Elwood is a small town of 1,049 people in Doniphan County, Kansas. It's about 4 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 47 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,049people
$88kTypical home
$839/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
20"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,049
- Part of a metro area
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 4 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$555/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,726 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MCI airport
- 33 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 297 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doniphan County: R+64 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk